Prof. Dr. Mathias Rohe, Chair of Civil Law, is not only a legal scholar, but also an Islamic scholar. Most recently, he was included in the group of experts on Muslim hostility. A conversation about extremism, the unknown and learning to understand.
The materials scientist Prof. Dr. Ken-ichi Kakimoto is the Vice President of the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) in Japan. He has maintained close contacts with FAU for more than ten years. In 2020, he was awarded the honor of FAU ambassador.
Kristian Franze has held a Humboldt Professorship at FAU since August 2020. The physicist and veterinarian performs research into which mechanical forces influence growth in nerve cells.
Influential legal philosophers of the 20th century were just as strongly influenced by neo-Kantianism as the philosophical debates of today. The ‘back to Kant’ school of thought is the focus of research at the Centre for Studies in Neo-Kantianism (CENK) at FAU.
The physician Prof. Dr. Jochen Klucken and the computer scientist Prof. Dr. Björn Eskofier are using artificial intelligence to develop new therapies for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.